ANAS Urbaningrum can be said to have grown up in the environs of the Islamic Students Association (HMI). His political career was launched after he led HMI from1997 to 1999. In 2004, he was appointed a member of the General Elections Commission (KPU), but resigned when the KPU was charged with corruption. He took refuge with the Democrat Party.

Born in Blitar, East Java, 41 years ago, Anas today is vying for the chairmanship of the Democrat Par